Dentale Helps Fill Gap Market For Affordable Dental Implants

Dentale’s Bristol clinic has got plenty of reasons to smile after celebrating a phenomenal first two years in business.

The implant dentistry training provider’s Portishead base has proved to be so popular with both dentists and patients since launching in October 2009 that the company has recently recruited another two highly qualified dental nurses, Ewelina Sosnowska and Reka Kovacs, to its growing team.

“Ewelina and Reka bring a wealth of dental nursing experience that will complement the fantastic team we already have in place, led by our vastly experienced lead tutor Kevin Bruce, and they join us at a particularly exciting stage of the company’s development,” Debbie Snelson, Group Manager for Dentale, explained.

Dentale, which operates out of a state-of-the-art clinic on the Middlebridge Business Park, runs a programme of introductory and advanced training courses that enable fully-qualified dentists to acquire not just the theoretical knowledge, but also the hands-on surgical experience they need to learn the discipline of implant dentistry. And because of its status as a fully-supervised education and training clinic, Dentale is able to offer dental implant treatment to patients for around £1,100, around 40% cheaper than the industry average.

Debbie Snelson commented: “In the past year alone, we’ve seen the total number of implants placed by dentists undertaking our training programmes almost double from the figures we recorded in 2010. Not only does this demonstrate the worth of our courses to dentists, but it also highlights a growing awareness amongst patients about the treatment options that are now available to them. Whereas dental implants may have previously been seen as an expensive
solution, with some people actually choosing to go abroad to obtain cheaper treatment, patients now have a viable option to receive cost-effective, yet high-quality treatment closer to home.”

 
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Top Tutor Joins Dental Implant Training Team

A successful business training the next generation of dental implantologists continues to expand following the appointment of a highly respected new tutor.

Dentale, which provides a diverse range of practical training courses on implant dentistry and associated fields through its dedicated clinics in the West Midlands and South West of England, has recruited Richard Oliver BDS, BSc, PhD, FDSRCPS, FDs(OS)RCPS to help oversee the delivery and ongoing development of their programmes for dentists and dental nurses.
Richard joins Dentale following a hugely successful career in dentistry and oral surgery, during which he has published more than 50 research papers in scientific journals and been appointed to a number of prestigious positions, including the Editorial Board of Dental Update and the Advisory Board for Oral Surgery for the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh.

A member of the British Dental Association, the Association of Dental Implantology, and the Association of British Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, amongst others, he has moved to Dentale from his previous post as Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Oral Surgery for the University of Manchester and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Richard Oliver said: “This is both an extremely challenging and exciting role for me to take on. It’s particularly rewarding to pass on all the experience and skills I’ve picked up over my career to date to help other dentists and nurses progress. And with the fantastic facilities we have on offer at our clinics, we’re looking at developing an even wider range of courses and training programmes in the very near future.”

“Richard is already proving to be a fantastic addition to our team,” commented Debbie Snelson, Group Manager for Dentale. “To have someone of his calibre join our other highly-qualified tutors
ensures we continue to deliver first-class courses. Learning alongside such dedicated professionals as Richard is proving to be a great way for dentists and dental nurses to get to the practical experience they need. The number of dentists enrolling on our courses is growing month by month, and when you see the talented tutors they will learn from, it’s not difficult to see why.”

 
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